Schools access drinking water in Brazil
Brazil: Schools access drinking water was 94.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Schools access drinking water in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 94.58 for schools access drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, schools access drinking water in Brazil peaked at 94.58 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.04, in 2017.
That places Brazil 82nd out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Schools access drinking water in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.84 | — |
| 2013 | 87.44 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.72 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 84.31 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.04 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.35 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.55 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 92.48 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.54 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.17 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.25 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.58 | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 94.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 94.58 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.95 | 84.04 | 91.55 | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.8 | 92.48 | 94.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access drinking water in Brazil?
- Schools access drinking water in Brazil was 94.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.58 in 2024.
- What is the lowest schools access drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.04 in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for schools access drinking water?
- Brazil ranks 82nd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is schools access drinking water rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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